حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ بَيْعِ النَّخْلِ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ بَيْعِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5061
It was narrated that Zayd ibn Jubayr said: A man asked Ibn 'Umar about selling dates. He said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade selling dates until they were fully ripe.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020